London, England
St Augustine's Tower
This medieval church tower has maintained its clockworks since the 16th century.
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London, England
This medieval church tower has maintained its clockworks since the 16th century.
London, England
A tribute to the intrepid explorer and his crew who perished in terrible conditions on an ill-fated expedition to the Arctic.
London, England
What might be the oldest living tree in London has survived fires, bombings, and estate agents.
London, England
This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.
London, England
This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.
London, England
The longest Champagne Bar in Europe, if not the world
London, England
A timeline of London history on the Thames Path, installed in 2014
London, England
Amongst the decadent homes that surround London’s Regent’s Park stands a replica of one of Denmark's most significant national treasures
London, England
The purported midpoint in London from which all distances are measured has a tragic love story at its core
London, England
The world’s first permanent museum dedicated to female genitalia.
London, England
One of the four clock faces on this church is mismatched, in a nod to a historic slight.
London, England
The only statue of a royal mistress in all of London.
London, England
These oversized fruit sculptures honor the contributions of the Windrush generation.
London, England
Despite the name, this ancient piece of crystal may not have been a lens at all.
London, England
Over several decades, one of London’s most iconic city gates was dismantled, moved out of the city, and then moved back.
London, England
This hand-painted advertisement is a literal sign of encouragement, however unintentional.
London, England
You can still see bits of the camouflage used to hide this Art Deco building from bombers during World War II.
London, England
Take in the views of Big Ben with a Guinness in hand at this floating pub aboard a 1930s Dutch barge.
London, England
The (fictional) address of Sweeney Todd's bloody barbershop.
London, England
The location Geoffrey Chaucer and tale-telling pilgrims set off for Canterbury in April 1386.
London, England
Near the site where the English Archbishop was born, you can find an emblem in the shape of a pilgrim's badge.
London, England
Likely the first car with an internal combustion engine constructed in the United Kingdom.
London, England
One of London's lost rivers runs through a pipe over the tracks of this subway station.
London, England
Named for a doctor who made a breakthrough in London’s cholera epidemic, this 1800s pub was also the site of a queer “kiss-in.”